There are currently 6.7 million Americans with dementia, including Alzheimer’s. The number one risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease is age. Our next guest says that number is expected to triple by 2050 due to the country's aging population, but there are ways to reduce risk.

For more, KCBS Radio's Liz Saint John spoke with Brent Forester, the Dr. Frances S. Arkin Chair of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and the psychiatrist-in-chief and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center

There are currently 6.7 million Americans with dementia, including Alzheimer’s. The number one risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease is age. Our next guest says that number is expected to triple by 2050 due to the country's aging population, but there are ways to reduce risk.
For more, KCBS Radio's Liz Saint John spoke with Brent Forester, the Dr. Frances S. Arkin Chair of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and the psychiatrist-in-chief and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center

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